Ragnar Locker ransomware gang taken down in international sweep

A male thought to be an essential number in a ransomware team has actually been detained in France over a string of cyberattacks on vital facilities throughout the globe, consisting of one in 2020 versus Japanese computer game manufacturer Capcom Co., cops claimed Friday.

Law enforcement authorities from Japan, the United States and 9 European nations worked together in the examination targeting the Ragnar Locker team, which endangered to release and obstruct accessibility to targets’ individual information unless ransom money were spent for decryption devices.

Screenshot of an internet site took as component of an international police examination. (Image thanks to Japan’s National Police Agency) (Kyodo)

The male, presumed of being a programmer for the team, was detained by French authorities in Paris on Monday, Japan’s National Police Agency claimed. He was the “key target” of the international …